Patents by Inventor Zhongsheng JIANG

Zhongsheng JIANG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9922227
    Abstract: An apparatus for implementing touch control and fingerprint identification includes: a fingerprint identification sensor including a plurality of sub-sensors and configured to transmit a signal generated by detection of a plurality of sub-sensors to a fingerprint identification circuit when a combination switch is open circuited, and to combine the signal generated by the detection of the plurality of sub-sensors into a touch signal and transmit the touch signal to a touch control circuit when the combination switch is closed. The fingerprint identification circuit is configured to process the signal generated by the detection of the plurality of sub-sensors; and the touch control circuit is configured to determine presence of a touch operation according to the combined touch signal. Accordingly, the functions of fingerprint identification and touch control can be implemented by sharing a fingerprint identification sensor, so that integration level of an electronic device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: XIAOMI INC.
    Inventors: Zhongsheng Jiang, Kun Yang, Jun Tao
  • Publication number: 20180076256
    Abstract: An array substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The array substrate includes: a base layer having an upper surface. A thin film transistor is provided in a first region on the upper surface. A photoelectric sensor is provided in a second region on the side of the base layer, which is configured for fingerprint identification. A passivation layer is provided on a side of both the thin film transistor and the photoelectric sensor away from the base layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Anyu LIU
  • Publication number: 20180062098
    Abstract: A display panel, terminal, and method are provided for display control in the technical field of display. The display panel may include: an image display panel; an optical sensor array in the image display panel. The optical sensor array may include a plurality of optical sensors arranged in an array. The display further includes a grating panel disposed above the optical sensor array. The grating panel includes an optical shading area that is not overlapped with an optical sensing area of the optical sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guosheng LI, Zhongsheng JIANG, Xiaoxing YANG
  • Publication number: 20180053029
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surface shape recognition hardware component, which belongs to the field of fingerprint recognition. The surface shape recognition hardware component includes a fingerprint sensor component, a fingerprint recognition integrated circuit (IC) and a reference electrode disposed below the fingerprint sensor component; the fingerprint sensor component is electrically connected with the fingerprint recognition IC, and the fingerprint sensor component contains a sensing electrode; the fingerprint recognition IC can determine a pressure value on the surface shape recognition hardware component by monitoring a capacitance change between the sensing electrode and the reference electrode when a fingerprint input operation performed on the fingerprint sensor component is detected, in order to carry out the subsequent differential processing, thereby expanding application scenarios of the fingerprint recognition, and improving the user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Ju TANG, Gang WANG
  • Publication number: 20180039819
    Abstract: A method for identity verification is provided. The method includes: collecting a target fingerprint for the identity verification; acquiring a fingerprint verification rule corresponding to a security level of the identity verification; performing a verification of the target fingerprint based on the fingerprint verification rule; and confirming that the identity verification is successful when the target fingerprint is verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Guosheng LI, Chuanshun JI
  • Publication number: 20180039403
    Abstract: A terminal control method and terminal, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes that: a touch signal generated in an edge region of a touch screen is detected; if the touch screen currently displays an Application (APP) interface, a preset APP operation corresponding to the detected touch signal is executed; and if the touch screen currently displays a terminal desktop, display positions of desktop icons displayed on the touch screen are adjusted so that a plurality of desktop icons outside a preset single-hand controlled region are displayed in the single-hand controlled region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Ju TANG, Gang WANG
  • Publication number: 20180033379
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a liquid crystal display (LCD), and an electronic device are provided. The method for controlling the LCD includes: controlling a backlight circuit of the LCD to be in an unconnected state during effective data refreshing time of the ith display frame, wherein the effective data refreshing time is a time period during which the ith display frame is scanned line by line, and wherein i represents a positive integer; and controlling the backlight circuit of the LCD to be in a connected state during blanking time of the ith display frame, wherein the blanking time is a time period during which a current display frame is displayed constantly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Guosheng LI, Anyu LIU, Zhongsheng JIANG
  • Publication number: 20180018536
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and device for enhancing readability and a computer-readable medium and belongs to the field of display technology. The method for enhancing readability includes acquiring image feature information of an image; identifying an image type of the image based on the image feature information; selecting a readability enhancing way corresponding to the image type; and enhancing the image by the readability enhancing way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guosheng LI, Zhongsheng JIANG, Xiaoxing YANG
  • Publication number: 20180005030
    Abstract: A device for recognizing a fingerprint, includes: a fingerprint sensor; at least two moisture detection electrodes disposed within a preset range of the fingerprint sensor; and a processing module coupled to the fingerprint sensor and the at least two moisture detection electrodes. The fingerprint sensor is configured to output a fingerprint signal to the processing module when a user touches the fingerprint sensor and the at least two moisture detection electrodes with a finger. The processing module is configured to acquire a characteristic value which is positively related to an impedance between the at least two moisture detection electrodes when the user touches the fingerprint sensor and the at least two moisture detection electrodes with the finger; determine a fingerprint recognition parameter which matches the characteristic value; and perform fingerprint recognition according to the determined fingerprint recognition parameter and the fingerprint signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Chuanshun JI, Gang WANG
  • Publication number: 20170372111
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for fingerprint verification. The method includes performing a first fingerprint verification to obtain a first verification result in a process during which a physical key provided with a fingerprint verification component is pressed. If the first verification result is a failed verification, the method further includes performing a second fingerprint verification to obtain a second verification result in a process during which the physical key is raised, and using the second verification result as a final verification result of fingerprint verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Chuanshun JI, Zhongsheng JIANG, Tianyuan WO
  • Publication number: 20170364730
    Abstract: A fingerprint entry prompting method, includes: obtaining an ith entered fingerprint image, during a process of collecting and combining N fingerprint images entered in sequence to generate a fingerprint template of a user, wherein N?i?2, and N and i are integers; obtaining an overlap region between the ith entered fingerprint image and a determined template image, wherein the determined template image is generated by combining i-1 previously entered fingerprint images; and presenting a prompting message when the overlap region satisfies a prompting condition, wherein the prompting message is configured to instruct the user to move a finger towards a specified direction and re-enter the ith fingerprint image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Chuanshun JI, Gang WANG
  • Publication number: 20170351896
    Abstract: Electronic devices having fingerprint authentication, and methods for controlling a fingerprint authentication on the electronic devices are provided. In one aspect, a method includes acquiring, using a first sensor on the electronic device, a first signal produced by an object positioned in proximity to the electronic device, and acquiring a second signal using a fingerprint sensor on the electronic device. The method also includes controlling a fingerprint authentication on the electronic device based on at least one of the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Dan LIU, Gang WANG
  • Publication number: 20170344184
    Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a medium for controlling a state of a touch screen are provided. The method includes: detecting whether the touch screen is in a first preset state; determining whether induction information of a suspended object reaches a first set of preset thresholds, if the touch screen is not in the first preset state; and controlling the touch screen to be switched from a current state to the first preset state, if the induction information reaches the first set of preset thresholds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Dawei XIONG, Dan LIU
  • Publication number: 20170318698
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and a middle frame of the mobile terminal. The middle frame includes: a metallic baffle having a first long side and a second long side; a first non-metallic side plate, a long side of the first non-metallic side plate connected to the first long side of the metallic baffle; and a second non-metallic side plate, a long side of the second non-metallic side plate connected to the second long side of the metallic baffle. The first non-metallic side plate and the second non-metallic side plate are positioned at a same face of the metallic baffle and are perpendicular to the same face of the metallic baffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Dan LIU, Guosheng LI
  • Patent number: 9753319
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. The LCD includes: a display panel and a touch panel, each electrically connected to a control unit, a top surface of the display panel being adhered to a bottom surface of the touch panel. The display panel includes: a lower substrate; an upper substrate disposed in parallel with the lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer and n wires enclosed in a cavity defined by the upper substrate and the lower substrate, each of the n wires including a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, and a switch opening configured to connect the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal, n being a positive integer; and a plurality of protruding spacers disposed inside the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Anyu Liu, Guosheng Li, Zhongsheng Jiang
  • Publication number: 20170235994
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for detecting pressure. The method includes: acquiring, via a fingerprint recognition sensor, a plurality of successive fingerprint images; recognizing sweat pores in the plurality of successive fingerprint images; determining a feature of the recognized sweat pores in the plurality of successive fingerprint images; and determining a changing trend of pressure applied on the fingerprint recognition sensor over time based on a changing trend of the feature of the recognized sweat pores across the plurality of successive fingerprint images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Kun YANG, Zhongsheng JIANG, Chuanshun JI
  • Publication number: 20170206001
    Abstract: A gesture identification method is provided for use in a terminal. The terminal includes a touch screen, at least one proximity sensor being distributed in the touch screen and having a transmitter and a receiver. The method includes detecting whether the at least one proximity sensor meets a preset changing rule when the receiver of the at least one proximity sensor receives a reflected signal and a touch operation of the operating object over the touch screen is not detected, determining a position of the at least one proximity sensor when the at least one proximity sensor meets the preset changing rule, and identifying an operating gesture of a user according to the position of the at least one proximity sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Guosheng LI, Wei SUN, Zhongsheng JIANG
  • Publication number: 20170205962
    Abstract: A method for recognizing a gesture includes: when light going into an ambient-light sensor is obstructed and no touch operation on the touch screen is detected, detecting whether the ambient-light sensor satisfies a preset change condition, the preset change condition including that the light going into the ambient-light sensor is changed from a non-obstructed state, in which the light is not obstructed from going into the ambient-light sensor, to an obstructed state, in which the light is obstructed from going into the ambient-light sensor, and then changed from the obstructed state to the non-obstructed state; when the ambient-light sensor satisfies the preset change condition, determining a position of the ambient-light sensor; and recognizing an operation gesture of a user according to the position of the ambient-light sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Guosheng LI, Wei SUN, Zhongsheng JIANG
  • Publication number: 20170177149
    Abstract: A touch control button includes a touch sensing layer, a pressure sensing layer, and a shielding layer. The pressure sensing layer is disposed below the touch sensing layer in a touch control button area of the touch control button. The shielding layer is disposed below the pressure sensing layer and at a preset distance from the pressure sensing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Gang WANG, Zhongsheng JIANG, Shaoxing HU
  • Publication number: 20170160587
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display assembly and an electronic device are provided in the field of display technology. The liquid crystal display assembly includes: an upper substrate; a lower substrate disposed parallel to the upper substrate; a liquid crystal layer enclosed between the upper and lower substrates; an upper polarizer attached to a side of the upper substrate not adjacent to the liquid crystal layer; a lower polarizer attached to a side of the lower substrate not adjacent to the liquid crystal layer; at least one supersonic wave sensor; and a control chip. The at least one supersonic wave sensor is arranged between the upper and lower polarizers, and each supersonic wave sensor is electrically connected to the control chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: XIAOMI INC.
    Inventors: Guosheng LI, Zhongsheng JIANG, Shuangquan PAN